Howatson may join Playboy mag unit

Published on April 07, 1997.

Playboy Enterprises is close to naming industry veteran Marianne Howatson president of its publishing group, which includes flagship Playboy. The high-level post has been vacant since the May 1994 departure of Michael S. Perlis, now president of TVSM. Ms. Howatson is currently with Cardinal Business Media, Norwalk, Conn.